Mibuna
Mibuna is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Very similar to mizuna but with smooth edged leaves. In warmer areas it is best planted in the winter, avoiding the peak caterpillar season of Feb-March. In cool areas plant from spring to autumn. Mibuna is a salad green from Japan, use while young; older leaves can be steamed as a spinach or eaten in soups and stir-fries.
Product: Mibuna
Product type: SEED (200)
Botanical name: Brassica rapa var. nipposinica
Syn.: Syn. Mibu greens.
Syn. Mibu greens; very similar to mizuna but with smooth edged leaves. The flavour is spicy and crisp. A salad green from Japan, best used when young. It is often grown as part of a salad mix and can be cut a few leaves at a time. Older leaves can be steamed as a spinach or eaten in soups and stir-fries. It is heat and cold tolerant and slow to bolt. The flowers are attractive to beneficial insects.
Plant type: Annual cool season crop
Plant height: 35 cm
Sow when: Germinate best between 10 - 28°C
Temperate: Spring, autumn
Subtropical: March - May
Tropical: April - August
Germination: 3 - 10 days
Depth: 10 mm deep, cover with fine soil, firm down
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Sow direct
Soil type: Fertile, well drained, pH 6 - 6.5; heavy feeder, add compost
Rows: 40 cm apart
Details: Sow every 3 weeks for a continuous supply
Harvest: 21 days baby leaf, 40 days full size
Suitable for hot and humid: Suitable for hot and humid growing conditions
200 seeds per packet
Brassica rapa var. nipposinica
Syn. Mibu greens.
Annual cool season crop
Mibuna
Very similar to mizuna but with smooth edged leaves. In warmer areas it is best planted in the winter, avoiding the peak caterpillar season of Feb-March. In cool areas plant from spring to autumn. Mibuna is a salad green from Japan, use while young; older leaves can be steamed as a spinach or eaten in soups and stir-fries.